RESOLUTION NO. 2026.37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING PROCEEDINGS
FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS
WITHIN THE CITY OF TORRANCE LIGHTING DISTRICT
NO. 99-1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE AND AS PROVIDED BY
ARTICLE XIIID OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section I
Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act"), the City Council desires to initiate proceedings to levy and collect assessments against the lots and parcels of land within an existing assessment district designated "City of Torrance Lighting District No. 99-1" (hereinafter referred to as the "District") to pay for the costs and expenses of the improvements described below in Section 3 of this Resolution for the fiscal year commencing July 1,2026 and ending June 30, 2027.
Section 2
The boundaries of the District are coterminous with the boundaries of the City of Torrance Section 3
The existing improvements may be briefly described as follows: The maintenance and servicing of public lighting facilities, including traffic signals, and appurtenant facilities installed in public places in the District. There are no proposed changes to the existing improvements for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Maintenance means the furnishings of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation and servicing of the public lighting facilities and appurtenant facilities, including repair, removal or replacement of all or part of any of the public lighting facilities and appurtenant facilities; and the cleaning, sandblasting and painting of the public lighting facilities and appurtenant facilities to remove or cover graffiti. Servicing means the furnishing of water for the maintenance of any of the public lighting facilities or appurtenant facilities and the furnishing of electric current or energy, gas or other illuminating agent for the public lighting facilities, or for the lighting or operation of appurtenant facilities.
Section 4
Lots or parcels of land within the District that are owned or used by any county, city, city and county, special district or any other local government entity, the State of California shall be assessed unless the City demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that such lots or parcels receive no special benefit from the proposed improvements.
Section 5
The City Council hereby orders the Engineer, RKA Consulting Group, to prepare and file with the City Clerk a report in writing in connection with the proposed levy and collection of assessments against lots and parcels of land within the District for fiscal year 2026-2027. This report shall be prepared in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1 of the Act and Section 4 of Article XlllD of the California Constitution.
INTRODUCED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 5th day of May 2026 eorge K. Chen
APPROVED AS TO FORM
PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN , City Attorney ATTEST
by:
Tatia Y. Strader, Assistant City Attorney Poirier, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF TORRANCE
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Poirier,
City Cierk of the City of Torrance
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBERS
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Gerson, Kaji,
Mayor Chen.
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l, Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk of the City of Torrance, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly introduced, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Torrance at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of May 2026 by the following roll call vote:
AYES COUNCILMEMBERS Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, and NOES:
ABSTAIN
ABSENT:
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